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Poland Spring Preservation Society announces lineup for Annual Sunset Concert Series
The Poland Spring Preservation Society presents the lineup for the 2024 Annual Sunset Concert Series. The concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Chairs are available, but feel free to bring your own. Poland Spring Bottling Company will provide complimentary water. There will also be food and drinks for sale. Admission for each concert […]
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Community Little Theatre presents ‘Alice in Wonderland’ — with a creative twist
With creative twist on a classic tale, the upcoming production of “Alice in Wonderland” promises to be an unforgettable experience. The show opens Friday, June 14, at Community Little Theater in Auburn. Based on the famous novel by Lewis Caroll, “Alice in Wonderland” tells the well-known story of Alice, a young girl who goes on […]
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Maine International Film Festival to honor 2 directors
WATERVILLE — The Maine Film Center has announced that filmmaker Mary Harron is the recipient of the 2024 Midlife Achievement Award and Jos Stelling is the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Both are to be honored at the 27th annual Maine International Film Festival, set for Friday to Sunday, July 12-21. Since Harron’s 1996 feature […]
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Local photographer’s works on display at hospital gallery
The work of local photographer Bonita Boothby will be on display for the month of June in the The Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Art Gallery at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Boothby is a self-taught Maine photographer who started taking photos of her parents’ flower gardens in Livermore when she was in high school […]
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Owen Kennedy and his friends Seán Heely and Kevin Elam to perform at the Vienna Union Hall
Maine musician Owen Kennedy and his friends Seán Heely and Kevin Elam plan to perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, at the Vienna Union Hall, at 5 Vienna Mountain Road, Vienna. Heely and Kennedy met at the 2019 Acadia Traditional School of Music & Arts in Bar Harbor. Inspired by Heely’s workshops and performances […]
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Gaslight Theater to present ‘Nunsense’ June 6-9
Gaslight Theater and McKee Morgan Attorneys plan to present “Nunsense” written by Dan Googin, directed by Bill Haley, with Musical Direction by Marcia Gallagher. There is mild adult language and humor. The action takes place in the auditorium on the second floor of Hallowell City Hall, 1 Winthrop St., Hallowell and the site is handicapped […]
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Western Maine Art Group will host First Friday Receptions
The Western Maine Art Group will host a First Friday Reception to open June’s exhibit of “Faces and Figures” from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, June 7, at the Matolcsy Art Center in Norway. A concurrent reception featuring artists Barbara Traficonte and Janet Healey will be held at the Main Street Gallery in Norway. The Matolcsy […]
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‘Impossible Destinations: Postcard Edition’ to be staged at Chocolate Church Performing Arts Center
The production is a journey from a tropical island to southern pines, past cable cars to the streets of London and other wonderful sites before ultimately arriving in Sin City.
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World Class fiddle and piano concert planned at Trinity Commons
A concert by Maine fiddler Frank Ferrel and Nova Scotia pianist Kimberly Holmes will be held beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday June 1, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Ferrel is regarded as one of the northeast’s finest fiddlers. He has contributed to more than two dozen albums, toured Scotland as a featured performer with […]